The White Eagle
About The White Eagle
A provincial governor, played by Vasily Kachalov, tries to treat the people under him fairly. A factory strikes. He gives in to pressure from the Tsar and orders the strikers shot. A Bolshevik later kills him.
Cast & crew
More about The White Eagle
Yakov Protazanov directed it from Leonid Andreyev's play The Governor. Oleg Leonidov and Yakov Urinov worked on the script with Andreyev's play. Pyotr Yermolov photographed it. Mezhrabpom-Film released it in 1928. It runs 67 minutes. Vsevolod Meyerhold and Anna Sten are billed with Kachalov.
Themes
Look
Pyotr Yermolov photographed the governor's office and the strike.
Notes
- The Russian title is Белый орёл.
- Meyerhold, the stage director, appears in the cast.
- The story is set in tsarist times, from Andreyev's play.
Scenes
- The governor hears of the strike and bends to the Tsar's pressure.
- He orders the strikers fired on.
- A Bolshevik kills him afterward.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (1928 Белый орёл.webm)
